Date of Constitution. 1818. CONNECTICUT. LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of General assembly, annually; senate of 12, and house Office. of representatives. Qualifications. Apportionment. Citizenship; freehold, and six months' residence ; or a year's performance of militia duty; or paying a tax. Blacks excluded. Senate by general ticket; representatives by towns. EXECUTIVE. Election; Term of By the people; annually. Office. Qualifications. Powers. Successor on Death, An elector; age 30 years. Qualified negative, with power to reprieve till end of next session of legislature. Lieutenant governor, who is, ex officio, president of senate. JUDICIARY. Appointment and By general assembly; supreme and superior courts during good behaviour till 70; all others annually. Term of Office. How removable. Qualifications Voters. By impeachment; by governor, on address of two thirds of the legislature. MISCELLANEOUS. of Same as Qualifications of Legislature, which see. Amendments may be proposed by a majority of house of representatives, on which the sense of the people shall be taken, if ratified next session by both houses. VERMONT. Date of Constitution. 1793. LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of General assembly, or house of representatives, an Two years' state and one year's township residence. f tions; Powers. Council; Number; The executive council consists of the governor, lieuElection; Qualifica tenant-governor, and 12 counsellors, elected annually by the people. It is possessed of all powers usually vested in a governor; and all legislative powers, except that of originating bills and pardoning: but they reprieve till the end of next session of assembly. Appointment Term of Office. Qualifications Voters. Day of JUDICIARY. and By legislature and executive council, annually. Executive council, justices of peace for whole state ex officio. MISCELLANEOUS. of One year's residence. General First Tuesday in September. Election. Provision for amend-The council of censors, who are elected septennially ing Constitution. for the purpose of inquiring into violations of the constitution, &c., may call a convention. NEW YORK. Date of Constitution. 1821. LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of Senate of 32, one fourth annually; and assembly of Office. 128, annually. Qualifications. Being a native citizen, a freeholder; age 30; 5 years residence. Powers. Qualified negative; official patronage, with consent of senate; pardoning power, except in cases of trea. son, which he can reprieve till end of next session of legislature. Successor on Death, Lieutenant-governor, who is, ex officio, president of Absence, &c. senate. JUDICIARY. Appointment and By governor, by consent of senate; during good be Term of Office. haviour till 60. Justices of peace, 4 years. Senate, chancellor, and supreme judges, a court for trial of impeachments and correction of errors. How removable. Qualifications Voters. By two thirds of the assembly and majority of se nate, by joint resolution. MISCELLANEOUS. of Citizenship, a certain state and district residence, having paid tax, or performed militia duty, or been assessed, or having laboured on highway. Freehold necessary for people of colour. Day of General In October or November, as may be provided by law. Election. Provision for amend ing Constitution. Amendments may be proposed to the people, if passed by a majority at one session of the legislature, and by two thirds at the succeeding session. NEW JERSEY. Date of Constitution. 1776. LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of Legislative council and general assembly, annually. Office. Qualifications. Apportionment. One year county residence. For council, a freehold estate worth £1000; for assembly, £500, proclama. tion money. Council, one member for each county; assembly, in proportion to population." EXECUTIVE. Election; Term of By the legislature; annually. Office. Powers. Successor on Death, A casting vote in legislative council, of which he is president. The council possesses the pardoning power, and is a court of appeals, in the last resort. The governor is chancellor and surrogate general. Vice-president of the council. Appointment JUDICIARY. and By legislature; judges of the supreme court for 7, of the inferior courts for 5, years. MISCELLANEOUS. Qualifications of One year's county residence, and an estate worth £50, proclamation money. Voters. Second Tuesday in October. May adjourn from day to day. PENNSYLVANIA. Date of Constitution. 1790. LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of General assembly; the house of representatives and Office. one fourth of the senate, chosen annually. Time of stated Meet-First Tuesday in December. ing. Qualifications. Apportionment. Citizenship. Senate, age 25, 4 years' state and 1 district residence. Representatives, 3 years' state and 1 county residence. In proportion to taxable inhabitants. EXECUTIVE. Election; Term of By the people; for 3 years. Eligible 9 out of 12 years. Office. Qualifications. Powers. Successor on Death, Age 30; 7 years' citizenship and residence.. Qualified negative; extensive, uncontrolled official patronage; the pardoning power. Speaker of the senate. JUDICIARY. Appointment and By the governor; during good behaviour. Term of Office. How removable. By impeachment; and by the governor, on address of two thirds of the legislature. MISCELLANEOUS Qualifications of Citizenship, two years' residence, and payment of DELAWARE. Date of Constitution. 1792. (Amended 1802.) LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of General assembly; the house or representatives, and Office. one third of the senate, chosen annually. Qualifications. Apportionment. Freehold; citizenship; three years' state and 1 county residence. Senators 27, and representatives 24 years of age. By counties. EXECUTIVE. Election; Term of By the people; for 3 years. Eligible 3 out of 6 years. Office. Qualifications. Powers. Successor on Death, Age 36; 12 years' citizenship and 6 years' residence. Extensive, uncontrolled official patronage; pardoning power. Speaker of the senate. JUDICIARY. Appointment and By the governor; during good behaviour. Justices Term of Office. How removable. Qualifications Day of the peace for 7 years. By impeachment; and by the governor, on address of two thirds of the legislature. MISCELLANEOUS. of Two years' residence, and payment of taxes. Blacks excluded. of General First Tuesday in October. Election. Provision for amending Constitution. Amendments may be passed at one session, and, if approved by the governor, ratified by three fourths of the next. A convention may be called by an expression of the will of the people at their annual election. MARYLAND. Date of Constitution. 1776. (Amended.) LEGISLATURE. Name and Term of General assembly; senate of 15, chosen by electors Office. appointed by the people every fifth year; house of delegates, annually. Time of stated Meet-First Monday in December. |